Openly Gay Boxer Orlando Cruz Uses Facebook Video To Propose To Boyfriend

Orlando Cruz, a featherweight boxer, revealed his sexuality in October, declaring himself a “proud gay man,” so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he used a public forum to propose to longtime boyfriend José Manuel: Facebook.

Orlando Cruz, a featherweight boxer, revealed his sexuality in October, declaring himself a “proud gay man,” so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he used a public forum to propose to longtime boyfriend José Manuel: Facebook.

USA Today’s For the Win blog reported that Cruz posted a video message to Manuel on Facebook, to which Manuel responded with his own video, accepting Cruz’s proposal.

As translated by NBC Latino, Cruz said in his video:

I wanted to tell you how much I need you and how much I miss you.

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